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The F.B.I. director felt uncomfortable and hesitant to confront his boss.A man is being publicly grilled about why he was alone in a room with someone he felt was threatening him.

RELATED VIDEO: Everything to Know About the Bill Cosby Trial . “What’s happening here is wrong , and the only people who can stop it is you. … A man’s life is at stake.” Andrea Constand.

Jurors in the Bill Cosby trial said Thursday they are deadlocked and cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault the comedian faces. Judge Steven O’Neill asked the jury, which began deliberating Monday evening, to go back to deliberating in

Social media erupted Saturday morning when news broke that Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial had ended in a hung jury. When the judge announced a mistrial a little after 10 a.m., questions loomed about what could have possibly happened to cause the jury to become so hopelessly deadlocked in this high-profile case, and whether the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office would take on the 79-year-old comedian a second time.

By lunch, D.A. Kevin R. Steele had vowed that his office would retry Cosby. He said Andrea Constand, the woman at the center of the case (she’s accusing Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her in his Philadelphia home in 2004), is also on board and willing to testify again.

Bill Cosby trial puts a spotlight on how assault survivors cope

The Bill Cosby trial has brought renewed attention to the plight of sexual assault survivors, especially those who stay silent or maintain some sort of relationship with their alleged abuser. Andrea Constand, then a Temple University basketball manager, says she went to Cosby’s Philadelphia home in January 2004 to discuss her career plans. She says Cosby, a Temple trustee and someone she considered a mentor, drugged and molested her. Cosby denies the accusations and says the encounter was consensual. On Tuesday, jurors continued deliberations on Day 7 of the trial.

— Jurors in the Bill Cosby trial said Thursday they are deadlocked and cannot come to a unanimous consensus on any of the three counts of aggravated indecent assault the comedian faces. Judge Steven O’Neill asked the jury, which began deliberating Monday evening, to go back to deliberating in

The jury in the Bill Cosby trial is putting in a long day's work as it considers sexual assault charges against the comedian. Jurors deliberated into the night Tuesday, going outside for some fresh air after 8 p.m.

Gloria Allred, attorney representing 33 of the more than 60 women who have publicly accused Cosby of assaulting them over 40 years, also spoke to the media on Saturday. Allred, who’s attended the trial since day one, said, “It’s too early to celebrate.” She’s digging in her heels as she prepares to bring a civil case against Cosby in California as early as this month. Her client in that case has accused Cosby of raping her at the Playboy mansion when she was just 15 years old.

This weekend, however, the biggest question is what exactly led to the mistrial? Was the case simply not as strong as prosecutors hoped? Did the jury have trouble navigating the three felony indecent sexual assault charges?

From the start, the evidence in this controversial case hinged on believability, and specifically on whether Constand was credible during her seven hours on the stand.

Melissa Gomez, a nationally known trial consultant, said it’s likely the jury was polarized on each end of the spectrum, and that both the defense and prosecution can learn a great deal about what happened based on the questions the jury asked during the six-day deliberation.

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Bill Cosby's sexual assault case in Pennsylvania has ended in a mistrial, but the comedian's civil lawyers still are fighting lawsuits against him by 10 women around the country.&nbsp;Currently, seven women have defamation suits pending in Massachusetts, while three more have defamation or sexual battery suits pending in California. Cosby has denied any wrongdoing.

May 24, 2016: Bill Cosby arrived in court for a key hearing on whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put the 78 year old comedian on trial . And I went upstairs and I went into my pack and I broke one whole one and brought a half down and told her to take it." "Your friends," Cosby said he

He said prosecutors also factor in the willingness of victims to go through a trial again. Legal Expert Discusses Cosby Trial . NBC10's Jim Rosenfield joins Enrique Latoison to discuss the details surrounding the Bill Cosby Trial .

The repeated reexamination of key testimony from both Constand and Cosby supports the theory that jurors were likely torn between who to believe and what happened on the night in question. During the more than 50 hours of deliberations, the jury not only asked for a rereading of statements Cosby made about his admitted use of Quaaludes with women, they also wanted to see Constand’s phone records.

“It can come down to the smallest thing,” said Gomez. The jury may be looking at Constand and wondering how she remembers what happened the night she claims she was drugged and assaulted, or even why she voluntarily took pills. Any reasonable doubt, said Gomez, can create a deadlocked jury.

The fact that Cosby did not take the stand in his own defense may have also played a role in the deliberations. As such, the defense may not call him for the second trial if they think he’s a loose canon or unreliable. “It happens a lot with high-powered people,” said Gomez.

Ultimately, she said, “The jury wants information that supports their position.” It’s not unusual for them to have questions about evidence so they can use it to bolster their opinions, like the phone call between Constand’s mother and the comedian, which seemed to be a major focus during deliberations in the past few days.

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Both sides may feel exhausted after the mistrial that ended Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, but a new round of prosecution is looming just months ahead.The fatigue from Saturday’s mistrial has hardly faded for either side in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case, but both need to begin preparing almost immediately for a new trial that the prosecution has vowed to bring.

Bill Cosby ’s defense lawyer says he is concerned about the entertainer’s health following what he described as In late 2014, dozens of women went public with accusations that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them ‘Waiting so long, it’s wrong ’. McMonagle said this year’s trial was unfair.

After three days, the jury in entertainer Bill Cosby 's sex assault trial outside of Philadelphia has been unable to reach a verdict on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. He said prosecutors also factor in the willingness of victims to go through a trial again.

There are many other variables to consider for the next trial — like what people already know about the case and whether Constand will elaborate on any new details, even whether new witnesses are called. The celebrity quotient will certainly continue to complicate this already complex case. “Cosby’s fame could have worked for or against him,” said Gomez, depending on if jurors felt deceived or enamored.

D.A. Steele said that Cosby’s celebrity does not preclude him from prosecution a second time. It’s expected that both sides will be looking for jurors who are unbiased and, no matter what they know of the case or Cosby, that they’ll be able to judge based on the evidence presented in the courtroom.

“The fact that the jurors dug in their heels is significant,” said Gomez. “They learned that this is a polarizing case, and both [sides] have a winning strategy.”

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby has seen his once-iconic status badly tarnished with dozens of accusations of sexual assault, many dating back decades. Here's a look at Cosby, from his climb to stardom to his current troubles ...

Cosby was born on July 12, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. to William Henry Cosby Sr., a mess steward in the U.S. Navy and Anna Pearl, a maid.

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Bill Cosby is a free man, for now anyway, because a jury never could agree on whether one of TV’s most comforting dads drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his mansion outside Philadelphia in 2004. Constand, 44, is the only one of dozens Cosby accusers whose report led to a criminal trial because in the other cases, the statute of limitations had expired.&nbsp;Bill Cosby is a free man, for now anyway, because a jury never could agree on whether one of TV’s most comforting dads drugged and sexually assaulted Andrea Constand at his mansion outside Philadelphia in 2004.

The jury in the Bill Cosby trial is putting in a long day’s work as it considers sexual assault charges against the comedian. Jurors deliberated into the night Tuesday, going outside for some fresh air after 8 p.m.

Bill Cosby exits the courtroom during his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. He said prosecutors also factor in the willingness of victims to go through a trial again.

He took up various small-time jobs to support himself during his teens, and enrolled in the U.S. navy in 1956 for four years. After leaving the navy, he earned a track scholarship at the Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was during this time that he started some of his earliest stand-up comic acts at clubs, coffee houses and on radio.

(Pictured) Cosby during his years at Temple University, seen throwing a shot-put, circa 1962.

Cosby married Camille Olivia Hanks (pictured L), his manager and TV producer, in 1964. Together they have five children. In a tragic incident, their only son, Ennis Cosby was murdered in a failed robbery attempt while he was changing a flat tire on an interstate highway in 1997.

Cosby’s comic career was on the rise in the early to mid-'60s as he took up many gigs across the country, appeared on "The Tonight Show" in 1963, and released his first comedy album the same year. Accusations of him drugging and sexually violating young women date all the way back to this time.

Cosby made his acting debut with the NBC TV show “I Spy” (1965-68), in a role that earned him three Emmy Awards. With this, he also became the first African-American actor to star in a dramatic series on American television.

Cosby juror says Andrea Constand should have ‘dressed properly’

The male juror who said Andrea Constand should have been "dressed properly" when she visited Bill Cosby's house got a dressing down by two of the comedian's other accusers Friday.&nbsp;Accusers Linda Kirkpatrick and Lili Bernard attended Cosby's sexual assault trial in suburban Philadelphia this month and said they were deeply distressed by the juror's comments to the Philadelphia Enquirer.

The jury in Bill Cosby ’s trial is set to begin its fifth day of deliberations on Friday in an attempt to break its deadlock and reach a decision. “I felt really humiliated and I was really confused,” she said through tears. “I just wanted to go home.” Cosby lowered and shook his head in the courtroom as she spoke.

He debuted on the silver screen with the feature film "Man and Boy" in 1971. He played a former Union soldier trying to make a new life in the Arizona territory. The film received fairly positive reviews. However, this would be the only successful film project for Cosby. His later ventures "Leonard Part 6," (1987) and "Jack" (1996) failed to impress audience at the box office.

During the '70s, he was a regular on the educational children's TV series “The Electric Company,” and appeared in many shows including animated comedy television series “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” (1972-85). Cosby received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1977.

Cosby's career peaked during the run of his hit sitcom “The Cosby Show” (1984-92), on which he starred in the role of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, a lovable father of an affluent African-American family living in New York. The show was applauded for its crossover appeal and was rated as the number one show in America for five years.

People instantly liked and connected with the fatherly and mentor figure that Cosby presented as Dr. Huxtable in "The Cosby Show." Because the show ran for so long and has been in syndication for decades, generations "grew up" with Cosby. It won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards for best comedy show on television, while Cosby landed two Golden Globe wins for the role.

The success of “The Cosby Show” led him to produce a spin-off sitcom titled "A Different World" (1987 to 1993). He then created the “Cosby” TV series that ran for four seasons from 1996 to 2000. He also hosted “Kids Say the Darndest Things” for two seasons, from 1998 to 2000, among others.

Cosby juror: 'Not enough evidence' led to mistrial

Another juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial came forward Monday — the first to go on camera — and said the mistrial in the 13-year-old case was due to a lack of convincing evidence for all 12 jurors to agree unanimously on a verdict. Bobby Dugan, 21, one of the youngest of the seven men and five women on the jury, spoke to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and to ABC's Good Morning America, becoming the first of the deadlocked jury to appear on camera and with his name attached to his comments.

In late 2014, dozens of women went public with accusations that Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted them over the course of his lengthy comedic career. Jurors in Bill Cosby ’s trial declare deadlock on 3 counts of assault.

Cosby has received many awards and honors during his career spanning several decades. These include the Kennedy Center Honor in 1998 for "remarkable gift" of being able to "look inside the human experience in all its depth and diversity"; The Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to television in 2002, and Bob Hope Humanitarian Award (in 2003).

While Cosby fostered a nurturing image on TV, a different story was allegedly unfolding in real life. Numerous accusations involving him purportedly drugging and sexual assaulting female acquaintances began to surface. The stories were strikingly similar: Accusers claimed that Cosby spiked their drinks while meeting them at home, in a hotel or green room, before carrying out his plans.

(Pictured) Three alleged victims using the assumed name Lynn Neal (L) Linda Kirkpatrick (2nd L) and Kacey at a news conference with attorney Gloria Allred on Jan. 7, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Former model Beth Ferrier spoke during a news conference in January 2015, where she discussed her allegations that Cosby drugged her coffee during an encounter in Denver, in 1986, and she woke up hours later in the backseat of her car with her clothes disheveled.

Andrea Constand (pictured), a former basketball team manager at Temple University in Philadelphia, Cosby's alma mater, was the first woman to pursue charges of drugging and raping against Cosby in 2005. This also marked the start of criminal proceedings against the comedian.

Although the actor denied the claims at that time, on July 2015, a judge released court documents revealing that Cosby had admitted to acquiring drugs to use during sexual encounters. He claims he gave Constand three half-pills of Benadryl.

On Dec. 30, 2015, Cosby was formally charged with a felony count of sexual assault. He surrendered to the authorities in court and was released on bail of $1 million. His trial began June 5, 2017, in Pennsylvania.

More than 50 women have publicly accused the entertainer of sexually assaulting them in incidents dating back decades. Cosby is also embroiled in many defamation lawsuits with the dozens of women around the country regarding the same issue.

(Pictured) Heidi Thomas holds up a magazine which has a photograph of all the women who accused Cosby of assault. Thomas claims to be one of the victims.

Cosby juror: 'Not enough evidence' led to mistrial .
Another juror in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial came forward Monday — the first to go on camera — and said the mistrial in the 13-year-old case was due to a lack of convincing evidence for all 12 jurors to agree unanimously on a verdict. Bobby Dugan, 21, one of the youngest of the seven men and five women on the jury, spoke to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and to ABC's Good Morning America, becoming the first of the deadlocked jury to appear on camera and with his name attached to his comments.

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